The decision has been made by the European Courts that from the 21st of December 2012 onward, premiums must no longer be subjective to gender. This ruling applies to all forms of insurance, with the impact on PMI predicted to be negligible. Industry feared that the ruling would demand that the … [Read more...]
Hospital Risks & Cancer Trials Using Social Media
March 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I thought I would start this month’s post with a statistic...Experience in healthcare is important and between me and two other consultants here at Sherwood, we have over 200 years of experience between us and...good looks never fade. Anyway, to news! Worryingly the Charity, Action against … [Read more...]
Is Our Health Just a Numbers Game?
February 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As we start 2011 I have been wondering if our health had just become a numbers game. Here’s why: Did you know that in the UK there are nearly a 100,000 people who are at risk of heart attacks because of failures to screen them for an inherited condition that causes extremely high cholesterol? … [Read more...]
NHS – Some good news at last.
January 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Another year where the NHS has been in the public eye, with Budgets not keeping pace with inflation and efficiencies to achieve there is a bit of good news at last. It appears that the Government is looking into the issue that is causing a lot of controversy and infringes patient’s liberties … [Read more...]
Good news for Private Medical Insurance.
January 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Office of Fair Trading has announced a review into the Private Healthcare Market. Certain parties are “high jacking” this to draw attention to the habit in the Private Medical Insurance market of Insurers (most) operating fixed fee scales for Consultants and Anaesthetists – which can … [Read more...]
Would You Friend your Doctor?
January 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I wanted to raise the debate about whether doctors with a profile on Facebook, may be compromising the doctor-patient relationship, because they do not use sufficient privacy settings? A fascinating piece of research was conducted recently in France with 405 post-graduate and trainee doctors who … [Read more...]
The Hangover
December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As we begin the New Year I am sure many of us will be nursing hangovers and thought I would give a few tips of how to deal with a bad hangover. However, before I start I just want to mention something we all are aware, yet forget when we are caught up in the festivities, and that there is … [Read more...]
Hello I am John Crisford, Director at Sherwood Healthcare
November 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’m John Crisford, director at Sherwood Healthcare, independent specialists and health insurance advisers. Each month I will bring you the latest UK and global news stories related to health. The stories that I think will be of interest to you personally, professionally and for business. I aim to … [Read more...]
Thinking about Private Medical Insurance then use a Broker
August 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Healthcare Insurance Good news from the ABI, who stated that the number of individuals in the UK enjoying Private Medical Insurance had finally broken through the six million mark. It seems that consumers are taking the need for protection seriously and are implementing the necessary steps to … [Read more...]
